Mt. St. Helens Seismic Activity on Increase
United Press International
VANCOUVER, Wash. —
Seismic activity beneath Mt. St. Helens increased Thursday as the southwest Washington volcano rumbled toward what scientists said could be an explosive eruption.
Researchers predict a “dome-building” eruption centered on the 800-foot-tall lava dome in the volcano’s crater sometime in the next few days to two weeks.
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